Panthers Offer Help During Campus Move In

Student-athletes, coaches and staff from the athletic department have been welcoming new students the UWM campus by participating in the on-going campus move in.

A number of full teams have provided assistance - including Chris Whalley's men's soccer team - but Tuesday it was time for some coaches and staff to do their part. Coaches from men's basketball, baseball, women's soccer and volleyball were among those that helped out Tuesday along with athletic director Rick Costello and other administrators.

A Note from the Baseball Team...

Former Panther baseball player Shaun Wegner recently completed his first season as the manager of the Sheboygan A's.

The official team website, www.sheboyganbaseball.org, just published a Question & Answer session with Shaun that I wanted to share.

Click HERE for the link.

FACT: Sarah Hagen owns Friday...

After seeing Sarah Hagen score two goals on each of the first two Fridays of the 2011 season, I got to thinking... "Doesn't she score a lot of goals on Friday?"

It turns out, there is something to that.

Hagen has played in 34 career games on Friday.
- She has two goals in each of the two Friday games this season (@ Michigan State, v. Long Beach State.

- She has scored 39 goals and assisted 11 assists on Fridays (72 goals, 18 assists total)

- She has at least one point in 29 Friday games

- Including both games this season, she has notched two-or-more goals in a game 12 times on Friday, including one hat trick.

On the other hand, she does have one 3-goal and two 4-goal games on Sundays...

I'll get back to you.

Schuh, Price Earn All-Tournament Honors

Kerri Schuh and Kayla Price were each named to the all-tournament team at the ASU Sheraton Classic following the conclusion of action this weekend.

Schuh, the reigning Horizon League Player of the Year, averaged 3.85 kills, 2.38 digs and 1.00 blocks for the Panthers in the three tournament matches. She reached double figures in kills in all three contests. Price, making her collegiate debut, averaged 9.54 assists per set while adding 34 digs and six kills.

UWM went 2-1 on the weekend, beating San Jose State and Denver while losing in four sets to Arizona State. The host Sun Devils also went 2-1 after being upset by San Jose Saturday night. The Spartans and Pioneers each went 1-2.

Match Report - Milwaukee vs. Denver

Match #3 – Milwaukee 3, Denver 2 (17-25, 25-15, 16-25, 25-23, 15-13)

Full Match Recap and Stats

Player Of The Match: The Panthers had a number of excellent contributors in the five-set win by freshman Kayla Price stood out on offense and defense. Price directed the offense with 41 assists and then also added 17 digs in the back row.

Key Stats: UWM hit just .105 in the match so it needed every bit of defense it could find. The Panthers did come through, though, limiting Denver to a .114 hitting clip while Milwaukee tallied 13.5 blocks and 80 digs.

News and Notes: Taylor Golabowski had 12 digs to reach double figures in the category for the first time … Kayla Price’s 17 digs were a collegiate-high … Morgan Potter passed 20 digs for the first time this season, collecting 23 … the Panthers lost the first set in a match for the first time this season … UWM is now 23-12 in five-set matches under Susie Johnson … this was Milwaukee’s first-ever match against Denver.

Up Next: UWM heads back out on the road next weekend, playing at the Sheraton Inn Drake Invitational in Des Moines. The Panthers open play Friday afternoon against Wyoming.

Milwaukee v. Saint Louis Match Report

Milwaukee 3, Saint Louis 0
Aug. 28, 2011 – Engelmann Stadium (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Woman of the Match: Jamie Forbes. Jamie made four saves, including a pair of key stops. In the first half, after a free kick rocked the cross bar, she stopped the rebound to keep the game scoreless. It was a clutch save to maintain the momentum in a 0-0 game. Then, with the game in hand, she made a sprawling save to keep the Billikens off the board.

NOTES: This was the first-ever meeting between Milwaukee and Saint Louis ... Both of Kelly Lewers' goals have come as game-winners on back-to-back Sundays ... they were also assisted on by fellow freshmen ... Keara Thompson is now up to 10th in school history with 42 career points ... she is also up to 16 career assists ... Thompson and Sarah Hagen have teams on 18 goals in their careers ... Hagen now has 72 career goals and 162 career points ... Laurel Ragalie's goal was the 11th of her career, third-most among active players on the team ... the Panthers went 2-0 in the Milwaukee Cup for the fifth time, taking second on goal differential for the second time ... Milwaukee is now 10-1-2 in its last 13 games in the tournament ... UWM last started the season 4-0 in 2008, the year they started a school-record best 6-0 ... the shutout was the 11th of Forbes' career.

Iron Woman Watch (Played every minute this season): 360 minutes (Gillaspie, Kauffung, Forbes)

Up Next: The Panthers head to Minneapolis for the Minnesota Gold Classic next weekend. They play Iowa State Friday and host Minnesota Sunday.

Match Report - Milwaukee @ Arizona State

Match #2 – Arizona State 3, Milwaukee 1 (27-29, 25-23, 25-21, 25-22)

Full Match Recap and Stats

Player Of The Match: Kerri Schuh put together her second-straight solid overall match. She led the Panthers with 19 kills and added 11 digs while hitting .304. She seems destined for a spot on the all-tournament team.

Key Stats: The service line was again key in the match. UWM had just two aces but 11 errors, while Arizona State had six aces and eight errors.

News and Notes: After making a brief appearance in Friday night’s win, freshman Hannah Blanchard saw her first extended playing time at outside hitter. She wound up collecting 11 kills while hitting .321 … UWM had 62 kills to 59 for Arizona State, just the 11th time in 74 matches under Susie Johnson where the Panthers tallied more kills than their opponent but lost … this was UWM’s first meeting against a Pac-12 foe since 2008 and its first meeting ever against Arizona State

Up Next: UWM wraps up the tournament by facing Denver at 5:30 p.m. PST (7:30 p.m. Milwaukee time) tonight.